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Two more extreme right-wing groups join Proud Boys on Canada's terror list
June 25, 2021 - 1:18 PM

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government has added two more right-wing extremist groups and an American neo-Nazi to its list of terrorist entities as it tries to counter the rise of white nationalist violence.
Indigenous faculty call for Ryerson U name change and removal of statue
June 02, 2021 - 2:06 PM

TORONTO - Indigenous professors at Ryerson University asked the school Wednesday to change its name and remove a statue of Egerton Ryerson from its campus because of his role in the creation of Canada's residential school system.
Military's diversity, inclusion efforts plagued by shortcomings: internal review
May 30, 2021 - 11:11 AM

OTTAWA - An internal Defence Department review completed last fall found significant problems and shortcomings in attempts to promote diversity and inclusion across the Canadian Armed Forces.
Vaccine expiry date approaches, apology to Italian-Canadians: In The News for May 27
May 27, 2021 - 1:15 AM

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 27 ...
Some further insight into mixed vaccine doses and HipTok : In The News for May 13
May 13, 2021 - 1:15 AM

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 13 ...
Military reports minimal progress in drive to add more women to the ranks
May 12, 2021 - 1:13 PM

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is reporting minimal progress in its drive to increase the number of women in uniform over the past five years — a task experts say has been made even harder following recent allegations of sexual misconduct in the ranks.
RCAF turns to foreign pilots to help with shortage as commercial aviators stay away
May 09, 2021 - 1:45 PM

OTTAWA - Canada should open its doors to military pilots from other countries as it seeks to address a critical shortage of experienced aviators to fly its helicopters and planes, according to the head of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Grappling with how to press the virtual flesh, parties gear up for election showdown
May 09, 2021 - 4:00 AM

OTTAWA - The three main national parties are firing up their election engines, even as they insist they want to steer clear of a campaign.
Former UN human rights chief Louise Arbour tapped to review military sex misconduct
April 29, 2021 - 1:49 PM

OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is tapping former Supreme Court justice and UN high commissioner for human rights Louise Arbour to lead what it is billing as an independent review of the military’s handling of sexual assault, harassment and other misconduct.
Scandal-scarred Lethbridge, Alta., police force told to fix problems or shut down
March 24, 2021 - 3:01 PM

EDMONTON - Alberta’s justice minister has given the scandal-scarred Lethbridge Police Service until April 16 to serve up an action plan to fix its problems or face being disbanded.
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Armstrong family won million-dollar home prize; moved where they can afford to live
An Armstrong family that won a million-dollar home two years ago says they had to move to the East Coast so they could afford to live. Ally Hanscom won the HGTV Canada’s Home to Win: for the Holidays competition back in December 2019.

Wine of the Week: Rigour & Whimsy 2019 Hyperdrive
Rigour & Whimsy is a micro winery in Okanagan Falls featuring hand crafted small lot wines. Costa and Jody Gavaris are the very cool husband and wife team behind the label that have brought a very colourful wave to our wine industry. Cr

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Canadian News

Two more extreme right-wing groups join Proud Boys on Canada's terror list

Indigenous faculty call for Ryerson U name change and removal of statue

Military's diversity, inclusion efforts plagued by shortcomings: internal review

Vaccine expiry date approaches, apology to Italian-Canadians: In The News for May 27

Some further insight into mixed vaccine doses and HipTok : In The News for May 13

Military reports minimal progress in drive to add more women to the ranks

RCAF turns to foreign pilots to help with shortage as commercial aviators stay away

Grappling with how to press the virtual flesh, parties gear up for election showdown

Former UN human rights chief Louise Arbour tapped to review military sex misconduct

Scandal-scarred Lethbridge, Alta., police force told to fix problems or shut down

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